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Seismic data from 2016 reveals a rare bi-directional boomerang earthquake.
Some of the most extreme weather in the Solar System just got stranger.
The meteorites suggest astronomers may have small, early planets wrong.
A man’s skeleton, found facedown with his hands bound, was unearthed near an ancient ceremonial circle during a high speed rail excavation project.
The space tourism company Virgin Galactic teams up with Rolls Royce to create a new Mach 3 supersonic aircraft.
A recent study tested how well the fungi species Cladosporium sphaerospermum blocked cosmic radiation aboard the International Space Station.
America’s Space Force has acquired a horse for an important mission.
The Earth Return Orbiter is part of a long-term mission to search for ancient alien life on Mars.
Researchers find an unusual property of a bacteria that can breathe in metal.
Using modern tools, a team of astronomers uses celestial sleuthing to figure out when Vermeer painted his masterpiece “View of Delft.”
The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.
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The impact might have triggered the Ice Age.
A colliding star may have triggered the drastic transformation.
The Sun, as its never been seen before.
A new study shows white dwarf stars create an essential component of life.
Unless you plan to try again in 6,800 years, this week is your shot.
A study finds people are more influenced by what the other party says than their own. What gives?
What we know about black holes is both fascinating and scary.
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A new study looks at what would happen to human language on a long journey to other star systems.
Hollywood has created an idea of aliens that doesn’t match the science.
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Ever want to smell like an astronaut? Now you can!
A gigantic star makes off during an eight-year gap in observations.
Watch as the small mirror joins millions of other pieces of space junk currently orbiting the planet.
Help future Mars rovers better navigate the red planet’s treacherous terrain.
Can this end flat-Earth theory once and for all?
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On other planets, blue skies and red sunsets aren’t the norm.
Researchers create a device to test a 50-year-old physics theory from the famed Roger Penrose.
By delving into the mysteries of the Universe, colliders have entered the Zeitgeist and tapped the wonders and fears of our age.
Solar geoengineering ideas could weaken storms in both hemispheres, scientists find.
It could be the most spectacular annular eclipse of the decade.